Casey Veggies on Fashion, Music and His Latest Album - Compound Conversations

The Inglewood-born new wave emcee drops by to talk his hometown and new album.

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HYPEBEAST has teamed up with The Compound, a creative studio located in the birthplace of hip-hop, New York City, on Compound Conversations – a series of interviews in a surreal space curated by Set Free. In this latest installment, burgeoning emcee Casey Veggies – known for his distinctive style of new wave rap – drops by the studio to talk about growing up in diverse Inglewood, California, the importance of Fairfax to street culture and self-expression, as well as the upcoming release of his debut album, Live & Grow, next month. For more insights into prominent personalities, click through to see more from Compound Conversations.

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